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I just picked up a used Nexus one today. I was told its rooted and its running
Clockwork Mod. I am in familiar with rooted stuff. I really don't like the font on the phone. I have search the forum and found type fresh app but its not in the marketplace. Can someone let me know what other way I can change the font or should I load it with another rom?
fixedtrd said:
I just picked up a used Nexus one today. I was told its rooted and its running
Clockwork Mod. I am in familiar with rooted stuff. I really don't like the font on the phone. I have search the forum and found type fresh app but its not in the marketplace. Can someone let me know what other way I can change the font or should I load it with another rom?
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If it's rooted you can change the fonts yourself by replacing the existing ones in /system/fonts/.
They are true type fonts.
Always make a backup first.
Dumb question but how do I get into systems/fonts. I don't see the system anywhere.
fixedtrd said:
Dumb question but how do I get into systems/fonts. I don't see the system anywhere.
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What are you using for a file explorer? (Root Explorer starts in the root folder, with Estrongs you press the / icon, etc)
Once you have/open a file explorer, it should be intuitive. I recommend Root Explorer...
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I liked some of the old programs from the original HC 3.1 with no TW interface for example the calendar most importantly, the old email app and the movie studio app. is there a guide on how to repackage and replace these in the touchwiz. I also don't like the touchwiz music app I'd rather use google's new music beta with cloud sync.
If there's a guide on how I'd really appreciate it...if not the only thing I ask for is the calendar.apk I really miss the column week view and this is sort of crucial to my work and seeing what hours I have open during the week. I havn't found a good one with a good column view and good integration to google on the market.
thanks
You should be able to just take the apk's and any required libs (probably not needed) and place them in your system folder and change the permissions to match that of the rest of the system apps using root explorer our something similar. You could get the apk's and files from any rom, like stock or bonsai. You can download music beta from the market instead of the samsung music app. Although you will probably want to de-odex the file system first...not sure if anyone had done it for TW yet.
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Big-A-Rob said:
You should be able to just take the apk's and any required libs (probably not needed) and place them in your system folder and change the permissions to match that of the rest of the system apps using root explorer our something similar. You could get the apk's and files from any rom, like stock or bonsai. You can download music beta from the market instead of the samsung music app. Although you will probably want to de-odex the file system first...not sure if anyone had done it for TW yet.
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Tried that stuff it doesn't seem to work, I'm sticking to stock for now!
Wonder if anyone has any ideas about how to fix this: I rooted my Kindle Fire, installed root explorer, everything's working fine. When i place GoogleServicesFramework.apk on my device and install I get a message that it won't install. I've tried placing the apk in the system/app folder, still no install. My ultimate goal is to get the Android Market working. I've been all over the threads in the developer's forum for the KFire ... no one has posted that they've not been able to install GoogleServicesFramework.apk. I must be missing something obvious ...
I'm having the same issue... even tried to "reset device" from the settings menu... but to no avail!
I am having the same issue!
You need to copy the file to /system/apps and change the permissions to 644.
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You need to copy the file to /system/apps and change the permissions to 644.
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Can you explain how to change the permissions to 644?
http://androidforums.com/behold-2-all-things-root/73177-understanding-android-file-permissions.html
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Also some step by step guidance for installing all of it.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1349902
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Thanks, Chadarius. I'll try when I get done with work today and post my results. Appreciate the answer!
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You need to copy the file to /system/apps and change the permissions to 644.
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How to change the permissions with ES Explorer??
I'm a complete noob at this. I see Root Explorer can change permissions but it is on the Android Market and I can't get to that until I get all of this installed
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How to change the permissions with ES Explorer??
I'm a complete noob at this. I see Root Explorer can change permissions but it is on the Android Market and I can't get to that until I get all of this installed
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I got Root Explorer from Amazon App Store (not free) which I used to get the android Market APK copied to system/app and change permissions. Works great now.
The system is telling me I cannot move the file to /system/app becuase it is read only. When I try to make the directory writeable via root explorer, it does not work (will not perform the function after selecting it in the upper right corner).
I am getting really frustrated with this. I hate to ask but would someone PLEASE dumb this down for me. If possible please provide step by step commands of how to change this file permission. I visited the link and did not get it (feel like a retard right now). Not sure If I should be using ADB, RE or something else.
I have rooted 8 phones, flashed tons of ROMs and for some reason I can't accomplish this. I am about to throw this Kindle POS into the FIRE AAAARRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
I had the same problem, but I had already side loaded some other Google apps, so I did a full factory reset and it installed just fine. It was the first thing I loaded on it, just to be sure. I never had to play with permissions.
It does depend on what version you use though, and there are a few flying around. I used the one from here
Also really frustrated
I am having the same problem where I can't install googleservicesframework. I also can't change permissions because root explorer doesn't show up in the android market. THis shouldn't be that hard! Already spent 4 hrs messing with this today.
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DId a full reset. Rerooted Kindle. Side-loaded Root Exporer and installed on Kindle. Changed permissions on system and on apps. Moved GoogleServicesFramework.apk to system/apps. Also changed permissions on the apk. Still won't install???
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Working now. I loaded a different GoogleServicesFramework.apk and it installed right away. Weird. All is good now!
I have the same issue
daddygene said:
Working now. I loaded a different GoogleServicesFramework.apk and it installed right away. Weird. All is good now!
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Can you let me know which version and where did you get the googleservicesframework.apk that finally worked for you. I still keep getting the same irritating "application not installed" message. If I see it one more time I might do some serious damage to my KF
Why don't you push the market to your device using dos commands
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daddygene said:
Working now. I loaded a different GoogleServicesFramework.apk and it installed right away. Weird. All is good now!
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Can you let me know which version and where did you get the googleservicesframework.apk that finally worked for you. I still keep getting the same irritating "application not installed" message. If I see it one more time I might do some serious damage to my KF
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Thanks daddygene! I had all the same problems and here's the dl which worked.
www(dot)mediafire(dot)com/?4ykd6rdikmz5l8c
The working version is 1.35Mb as opposed to 624Kb for the non-working one. Sorry for the (dot)'s ... I don't have enough posts to use urls :\
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I had the same problem, but I had already side loaded some other Google apps, so I did a full factory reset and it installed just fine. It was the first thing I loaded on it, just to be sure. I never had to play with permissions.
It does depend on what version you use though, and there are a few flying around. I used the one from here
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What exactly happens when you use the factory reset button on the KF? Understand that you lose root but what about all the apps that you have installed from the market, are they still on the device or do they need to be reinstalled as well? May be trying this as I can't get some things to sync, or wait and do it after the next update.
Thanks.
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What exactly happens when you use the factory reset button on the KF? Understand that you lose root but what about all the apps that you have installed from the market, are they still on the device or do they need to be reinstalled as well? May be trying this as I can't get some things to sync, or wait and do it after the next update.
Thanks.
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i believe you lose everything in the /data folder, so yes that includes apps you installed from the market.
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Had this problem too but turns out I wasn't using the right framework apk. Download the one from the pcworld turorial! Google "install android market on kindle fire" and open up the tutorial, there's a link in the post to the google apps package!
The just tap it in root explorer and install!
As all of us vzw g2 owners know, verizon left out the browser app in favor of chrome. But they didnt enable qslide with chrome. We do have the stock browser in a flashable zip but it doesn't show up in qslide. Untill now lol. I take no credit for this i just figured it out through trial and error. Ok first flash the stock browser zip from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2452399 then copy this browser apk https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0lbyXDReetfdmg2Zm8tU0dRd1k/edit?usp=sharing to system and reboot, bingo stock lg browser in qslide. Don't forget to hit thanks if this helps you out.
Great! Although the icon works fine for me. What I'd like to see is Mobile hotspot in quick settings...
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As all of us vzw g2 owners know, verizon left out the browser app in favor of chrome. But they didnt enable qslide with chrome. We do have the stock browser in a flashable zip but it doesn't show up in qslide. Untill now lol. I take no credit for this i just figured it out through trial and error. Ok first flash the stock browser zip from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2452399 then copy this browser apk https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0lbyXDReetfdmg2Zm8tU0dRd1k/edit?usp=sharing to system and reboot, bingo stock lg browser in qslide. Don't forget to hit thanks if this helps you out.
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Where in the System do we put the apk? Also do we have to rename the apk?
Put the apk in system/app. I renamed it to browser.apk just for my own convenience. You don't have to though.
To the o.p., thanks this worked perfectly.
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garywojdan81 said:
Put the apk in system/app. I renamed it to browser.apk just for my own convenience. You don't have to though.
To the o.p., thanks this worked perfectly.
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Yea i actually just put it in system/app and clicked the button to overwrite the old one, glad it works for u bro although I have no idea why lol
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Yea i actually just put it in system/app and clicked the button to overwrite the old one, glad it works for u bro although I have no idea why lol
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Honestly I am pretty sure you don't have to flash the browser zip before putting the apk in the system/app folder. Just rename the apk you provided to LGBrowser.apk and put it in system/app, also changing the permissions to match the other system apps. The zip is simply flashing the same file without the qslide properties that are built into the apk you have linked to. For some reason those properties were not included in the zip scott posted for the LG browser. Great find overall! Just wanted to clarify that people dont need to flash the zip... just use the apk you provided named correctly with the correct permissions in the system/app folder and reboot. Sweetness!!!
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Honestly I am pretty sure you don't have to flash the browser zip before putting the apk in the system/app folder. Just rename the apk you provided to LGBrowser.apk and put it in system/app, also changing the permissions to match the other system apps. The zip is simply flashing the same file without the qslide properties that are built into the apk you have linked to. For some reason those properties were not included in the zip scott posted for the LG browser. Great find overall! Just wanted to clarify that people dont need to flash the zip... just use the apk you provided named correctly with the correct permissions in the system/app folder and reboot. Sweetness!!!
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Not my experience. I tried pushing & renaming just the apk when Scott first posted it. Fixed permissions, reboot & the icon didn't even show up. Booted back into twrp to wipe cache/dalvik & fix permissions from there & when I rebooted the icon was present but gave an immediate FC when selected. I gave up on it & grabbed the aosp browser from the play store.
This has been the only way I could get the stock lg browser to work at all. Having it in qslide is just icing on the cake.
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Not my experience. I tried pushing & renaming just the apk when Scott first posted it. Fixed permissions, reboot & the icon didn't even show up. Booted back into twrp to wipe cache/dalvik & fix permissions from there & when I rebooted the icon was present but gave an immediate FC when selected. I gave up on it & grabbed the aosp browser from the play store.
This has been the only way I could get the stock lg browser to work at all. Having it in qslide is just icing on the cake.
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The key to your statements is you were using Scott's apk which is not this apk posted. Compare the apk in Scott's zip to this one. I am talking about pushing this apk into the system without flashing Scott's zip. But if you needed Scott's zip flashed first and then pushing this apk I suppose there must be something going on in the background I'm not aware of. In my experience they are different apks. Scott's zip flashes the first browser version into system/app folder and then all we are doing is then pushing this second version apk and overwriting it. So basically the first step is unnecessary imho. But whatever works thanks to the op for this other apk.
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dajmanjt said:
Honestly I am pretty sure you don't have to flash the browser zip before putting the apk in the system/app folder. Just rename the apk you provided to LGBrowser.apk and put it in system/app, also changing the permissions to match the other system apps. The zip is simply flashing the same file without the qslide properties that are built into the apk you have linked to. For some reason those properties were not included in the zip scott posted for the LG browser. Great find overall! Just wanted to clarify that people dont need to flash the zip... just use the apk you provided named correctly with the correct permissions in the system/app folder and reboot. Sweetness!!!
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I tried just pushing the apk to system/app and rebooting and it didn't work for me that's why I said to do it the way I have it in the op. If it works for people with out the initial flash great, but if anyone gets force closes after just pushing the apk try flashing the zip 1st
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I tried just pushing the apk to system/app and rebooting and it didn't work for me that's why I said to do it the way I have it in the op. If it works for people with out the initial flash great, but if anyone gets force closes after just pushing the apk try flashing the zip 1st
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after flashing I did get the qslide app but when trying to go to google.com i get the error in the picture. it is also happening on Chrome browser now too. I cannot search google either from the browsers...any help?
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after flashing I did get the qslide app but when trying to go to google.com i get the error in the picture. it is also happening on Chrome browser now too. I cannot search google either from the browsers...any help?
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Okay figured it out. I am running clean rom and idk if the scotts rom one works with this one or not. SO...I just took the LGBrowser apk from the op and dropped it in the system/app folder. That worked like a charm...and Now all browsers working and qslide etc. I would suggest a nandroid which is why I fixed mine also rename the LGBrowser.apk in the system/app folder to LGBroswer.bak or something before replacing it with the one in the op so if it gets jacked you can back it up. Anyways good luck to you all and thanks op.
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after flashing I did get the qslide app but when trying to go to google.com i get the error in the picture. it is also happening on Chrome browser now too. I cannot search google either from the browsers...any help?
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Ok so i did alittle googling and as far as i can tell i could be a problem with the site or your network especially if its a guest network. But one of the fizes seems to be clearing browser cache, cookies and history (id clear data in the app manager too for good measure) if that doesn't work google the first few words of the error cuz there were a ton of entries and one should have a fix that works for u. Either way i really dont see why just installin an apk would cause that so you may have some deeper issues with the network where your at?
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Ok so i did alittle googling and as far as i can tell i could be a problem with the site or your network especially if its a guest network. But one of the fizes seems to be clearing browser cache, cookies and history (id clear data in the app manager too for good measure) if that doesn't work google the first few words of the error cuz there were a ton of entries and one should have a fix that works for u. Either way i really dont see why just installin an apk would cause that so you may have some deeper issues with the network where your at?
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I tried it on 4g and my work WiFi. But either way it is working and thanks for the post just thought I'd post my experience with the fix.
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I tried it on 4g and my work WiFi. But either way it is working and thanks for the post just thought I'd post my experience with the fix.
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So its fixed then or no? Also was/is it just google that spits out the xml erro or all sites?
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So its fixed then or no? Also was/is it just google that spits out the xml erro or all sites?
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Yes it is fixed, and it was only google sites. I tried www.google.com google.com then just tried typing in something to search and did the same since google is my default.
Hey i was wondering, do you think this could work in a AT&T g2? Cause this is the one thing missing on my phone that i just need man
curiousmileo said:
Hey i was wondering, do you think this could work in a AT&T g2? Cause this is the one thing missing on my phone that i just need man
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The att version doesnt have the stock browser either? I assumed it did. But yea It should, there is nothing device specific in the apk but i didnt put the zip together so the updater script might have a version check, but try it n let me no. The absolute worst case scenario is forced closes
Awesome dude. Confirmed it worked!
Manually copy apk over and change permissions to match other files, then flash the LGBrowser.zip. Then it shows up in QSlide apps and floats. So nice.
I've been missing this since I got my G2. I watched a video and seen the floating browser and QuickNotes. Ran and picked up my Verizon phone and found they removed the browser.
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The att version doesnt have the stock browser either? I assumed it did. But yea It should, there is nothing device specific in the apk but i didnt put the zip together so the updater script might have a version check, but try it n let me no. The absolute worst case scenario is forced closes
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so yea i tried it and it force closes. I flashed it first, then went and put it in my system/apps and over wrote the previous lg browser and then changed the permissions and then rebooted and i can see and press on it but it still force close. i dont know why.
editk so new issue. i tried to delete or remove anything that had to do with the lgbrowser in the system app and now it is in the qslide app but it opens up in the full app.. hmmm
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so yea i tried it and it force closes. I flashed it first, then went and put it in my system/apps and over wrote the previous lg browser and then changed the permissions and then rebooted and i can see and press on it but it still force close. i dont know why.
editk so new issue. i tried to delete or remove anything that had to do with the lgbrowser in the system app and now it is in the qslide app but it opens up in the full app.. hmmm
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What ROM are u running bro? I'll see if I can duplicate it on the ROM ur running so we can maybe figure out why its not working for u
Hello, all...
I've asked this question in the leak thread, but it moves so fast that I don't think a lot of attention is being paid to it.
So, I'll try to make it quick. When I installed Beans's pre-rooted 4.4.2 leak ROM, I realized that the emoji being displayed in Hangouts were different - not the typical Google emoji, but more similar to the emoji that you find in Go!Messenger, Handcent, and other SMS apps that support emoji.
I suspect that Samsung has included their own emoji, and had them baked into Hangouts, but I can't seem to fix it. Even by removing hangouts and installing it from the Play Store, or restoring from Titanium Backup.
When I choose to add a smiley in a Hangout... I can see them in the list... but when I pick one, it switches to some other (samsung's?) version of it in the text box, as well as the conversation. My friends see the normal one on their end... and likewise when they send me one, it shows up as the alternative.
Is anyone else seeing this issue? I'd think that I would have seen it mentioned.
I found a thread on an HTC device that advised a user with a similar issue to rename a stock font, and I tried a similar approach, with no results.
With my DPI changed to 320, I can't even tell what emoji are being used, as this new brand is much smaller than the standard ones.
This bugs me. I want the google emoji back.
Any help? Thanks!
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Hello, all...
I've asked this question in the leak thread, but it moves so fast that I don't think a lot of attention is being paid to it.
So, I'll try to make it quick. When I installed Beans's pre-rooted 4.4.2 leak ROM, I realized that the emoji being displayed in Hangouts were different - not the typical Google emoji, but more similar to the emoji that you find in Go!Messenger, Handcent, and other SMS apps that support emoji.
I suspect that Samsung has included their own emoji, and had them baked into Hangouts, but I can't seem to fix it. Even by removing hangouts and installing it from the Play Store, or restoring from Titanium Backup.
When I choose to add a smiley in a Hangout... I can see them in the list... but when I pick one, it switches to some other (samsung's?) version of it in the text box, as well as the conversation. My friends see the normal one on their end... and likewise when they send me one, it shows up as the alternative.
Is anyone else seeing this issue? I'd think that I would have seen it mentioned.
I found a thread on an HTC device that advised a user with a similar issue to rename a stock font, and I tried a similar approach, with no results.
With my DPI changed to 320, I can't even tell what emoji are being used, as this new brand is much smaller than the standard ones.
This bugs me. I want the google emoji back.
Any help? Thanks!
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I would love to know how to fix this as well
bump.
I've succeeded in breaking it even worse. Through some hellish combination of renaming some fonts with "emoji" in the name in /system/fonts... and using the font installer in ROM Toolbox Pro to hack things up even worse... I now just have standard non-color (black lines on background) emoji in hangouts. ugh!
Can't someone smarter than me tell me how to fix this?
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I've succeeded in breaking it even worse. Through some hellish combination of renaming some fonts with "emoji" in the name in /system/fonts... and using the font installer in ROM Toolbox Pro to hack things up even worse... I now just have standard non-color (black lines on background) emoji in hangouts. ugh!
Can't someone smarter than me tell me how to fix this?
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Put the two .ttf files in your /system/fonts folder (backup originals if you want) and change permission to -rw-r--r--
Put the .xml file in your /system/etc folder (again, backup original if you want) and change permission to -rw-r--r--
Reboot phone, and hopefully everything works fine
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Put the two .ttf files in your /system/fonts folder (backup originals if you want) and change permission to -rw-r--r--
Put the .xml file in your /system/etc folder (again, backup original if you want) and change permission to -rw-r--r--
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That was your first post? I'm honored to have popped your xda cherry.
I tried the switching and renaming of fonts biz... and it hasn't worked. However, the mention of this xml file is new to me.
Can you elaborate? When/where/how did you learn of this approach?
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That was your first post? I'm honored to have popped your xda cherry.
I tried the switching and renaming of fonts biz... and it hasn't worked. However, the mention of this xml file is new to me.
Can you elaborate? When/where/how did you learn of this approach?
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I didn't like the stock emoji on the Note 3 so I decided to change it to the stock Android one. After searching online, I found that those files were the ones you need to change. I got them from a GPE system dump. The .ttf files are the stock emoji. The .xml file basically is how the fonts are prioritized (as far as I can tell) which makes the stock emoji default before the Samsung one.
Anyway, that's how I got it to work on my phone. I'm not exactly sure how/why it worked but it did for me.
has anyone else tried this, the samsun emoji are god awful??
I just used the method outlined by LoneAsp and it worked for me.
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I attempted the method described by LoneAsp and it didn't work for me. Not sure if it matters, but I'm using a Galaxy Note II on the DN3 ROM.
I downloaded Emoji Switcher (root) from the Play store and it seems to have done the trick. There are some missing icons, however, and I'm not sure if the author will be updating this app to use the updated font files anytime soon.
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I attempted the method described by LoneAsp and it didn't work for me. Not sure if it matters, but I'm using a Galaxy Note II on the DN3 ROM.
I downloaded Emoji Switcher (root) from the Play store and it seems to have done the trick. There are some missing icons, however, and I'm not sure if the author will be updating this app to use the updated font files anytime soon.
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I should have updated my OP... but I used Emoji Switcher to fix this problem, as well. I used the Samsung ones for a while... and I'm currently on the default Google ones. (The samsung ones include a few awkward-looking ones. Kind of creepy. lol) I haven't noticed any missing icons. Which ones are missing?
With my modified DPI (changed to 320 from 480)... the icons were so small that they weren't fun to use or receive... so I used an xposed module, App Settings, to change the font scale to 200%. This makes longer messages kind of a chore, but overall I'm glad the text is so much bigger. The emoji are much better, that's for sure.
Speaking of Hangouts and xposed modules... I also recommend "Stickers for Hangouts" which enables "add sticker" and "add drawing" to your attachment options in Hangouts. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quinny898.app.stickersforhangouts
Until now... "stickers" were only an option in the iOS version of Hangouts. Does that make sense? (answer: no)
Thanks LoneAsp!!
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Put the two .ttf files in your /system/fonts folder (backup originals if you want) and change permission to -rw-r--r--
Put the .xml file in your /system/etc folder (again, backup original if you want) and change permission to -rw-r--r--
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Thanks!!!, works great for me!!, Galaxy S4 i9500